Where does “*sina” come from?

*sina (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ — sun.

*sina (Proto-Polynesian): grey-haired, white-haired

Definitions

  1. grey-haired, white-haired

Ancestry of “*sina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicsinaʀ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansinaʀray; beam
3Proto-AustronesiansiNaʀsun

Words derived from “*sina”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ →